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Arizona Daily Star “A national nonprofit organization that helps disabled aging veterans with home repairs is partnering with local homebuilders to get the work done through a new program in Tucson.” Read more…

Arizona Daily Star “San Francisco-based Imperfect Produce is entering the Arizona market and has chosen Tucson as the site of its national customer care center, creating up to 350 new jobs over the next five years.” Read more…

Tucson Sentinel “Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild spoke to about 1,000 people gathered at the Jewish Community Center on Monday night for a vigil for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack. His remarks, as prepared for delivery…” Read more…

The Tree of Life Synagogue has joined a growing fraternity. The Sikh temple in Wisconsin—where, in 2012, a white supremacist gunman killed 6 and wounded 4. The Jewish Community Center in Kansas—where, in 2014, a white supremacist gunman killed 3. The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina—where, in 2015, a white supremacist gunman […]

“Our hearts go out to the victims of today’s anti-Semitic terrorist attack. Today’s synagogue shooting follows a week of hate-fueled domestic terrorism, which started with a bomb sent to a prominent Jewish man. My father served in World War II to defeat Nazis and their hideous ideology. Is our generation up to the same task? […]

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix “… Mayor of Tucson Hon. Jonathan Rothschild will receive the Stand Up for Courage Award. Mayor Rothschild was an early signer of the Mayors’ Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry after the deadly rally in Charlottesville.” Read more…

Tucson Weekly “Silverman started the Civil Rights Restoration Clinic with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild 12 years ago. He said former felons want the right to vote because they just want to be like everybody else, and the clinic has helped over 1,000 people restore their voting rights.” Read more…